United States v. Randall Alan Brown

Randall Alan Brown pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), and the district court sentenced him to twenty-four months in prison and three years of supervised release. Over the government’s objection, rather than requiring Brown to be taken into custody immediately, the district court allowed him to self-surrender when he is notified by the United States Marshal of his assignment to a federal correctional institution. The government promptly appealed the district court’s detention decision. We granted the government’s request to expedite the…